phpxdebug

How to get xdebug var_dump to show full object/array


I am using xdebug (php_xdebug-2.1.2-5.3-vc9.dll) on WAMP. When I use var_dump on a large object or variable it does not show the full variable.

array
'node' => 
  array
    'my_form' => 
      array
        'form' => 
          array
            ...

Without xdebug it shows as should be expected. I looked at the documentation but did not see a solution. Does anyone know how I can fix this so xdebug var_dump shows the full object?


Solution

  • These are configurable variables in php.ini:

    ; with sane limits
    xdebug.var_display_max_depth = 10
    xdebug.var_display_max_children = 256
    xdebug.var_display_max_data = 1024 
    
    
    ; with no limits
    ; (maximum nesting is 1023)
    xdebug.var_display_max_depth = -1 
    xdebug.var_display_max_children = -1
    xdebug.var_display_max_data = -1 
    

    Of course, these may also be set at runtime via ini_set(), useful if you don't want to modify php.ini and restart your web server but need to quickly inspect something more deeply.

    ini_set('xdebug.var_display_max_depth', 10);
    ini_set('xdebug.var_display_max_children', 256);
    ini_set('xdebug.var_display_max_data', 1024);
    

    Xdebug settings are explained in the official documentation.